Title
HOLD a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending Killeen Code of Ordinances Sec. 31-39 to expand the public notification requirements for Future Land Use Map amendment and zoning requests to four hundred (400) feet; and establishing a process and criteria for Future Land Use Map amendment requests.
Summary
DATE: August 2, 2022
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Edwin Revell, Executive Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Chapter 31 Ordinance Change
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The City's new Comprehensive Plan is scheduled to come before City Council for adoption on August 23, 2022. The intent of the proposed ordinance is to limit the frequency of FLUM amendment requests and establish parameters for those requests.
If approved, the proposed ordinance will:
* Codify the City's current practice of sending written notification regarding FLUM amendment and zoning change requests to property owners within 400 feet of the request; and
* Establish a process and criteria upon which staff, P&Z, and City Council can evaluate requests to amend the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) of the Comprehensive Plan.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
The City Council has three (3) alternatives:
* Do not approve the ordinance;
* Approve the ordinance with modifications; or
* Approve the ordinance as presented.
Which alternative is recommended? Why?
Staff recommends approval of the ordinance as presented. Staff finds that codifying the City's current practice of sending written notification to property owners within four hundred (400) feet of a zoning change and/or Future Land Use Map (FLUM) amendment request is necessary to ensure consistent enforcement of this policy. Staff further finds that establishing criteria for amendments to the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) is necessary to ensure the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan.
CONFORMITY TO CITY POLICY:
This ordinance conforms to the City's policies and procedures as detailed in Chapter 31 of the Kille...
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